The Canadian Council of Imams has declared in the past and in numerous occasions its position and commitment to the safety and security of Canada, as per our Aug 2010 declaration published and posted on CCI website.

Canada's controversial policies of transferring Afghan detainees over to the danger of torture by other nations and Canada's alleged participation in the Central Intelligence Agency's extraordinary rendition program are now being formally examined by the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

Note from the producers: We made American Revolutionary to explore the life and work of a philosopher and activist whose story we want to share with audiences everywhere. Until about three days ago, we were unaware that playing in the festival would be an issue for the participants of the film. We respect their position and regret the discomfort this has caused them. We are sharing their statement here.

While railing against Isreal, you tend to forget that Iranian Shiite regime poses the greatest to their own people and the oppressed Syrian Sunni majority who are being slaughtered by the Shiite Alaweite minority with the military support from Iran.